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On May 31, 2020, Branch 6 of Tehran's Media Court convicted Ali Motaghian, the managing director of the semi-official Iranian Students' News Agency (ISNA), on charges of ";spreading false news,"; according to a report by the news agency. CPJ could not determine what sentence Motaghian received or whether he is in custody. The semi-official Iranian Labour News Agency reported that the court determined he was not eligible for a reduced sentence, but did not specify the sentence he received.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1008.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTIran President Says Coronavirus Restrictions To Be Restored If Warnings Not Heededhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1007.html
President Hassan Rouhani on Wednesday said restrictions will be restored if warnings are not heeded and the coronavirus outbreak peaks again. ";People and businesses must take officials' warnings very seriously that there will be another peak if regulations and social distancing are not observed,"; Rouhani said and warned that restrictions will be restored wherever the virus spreads quickly.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1007.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTPhotos: Aladaghlar (Rainbow) Mountains in Iranhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1006.html
If you are looking for a natural place to be amazed, you should take a trip to Zanjan Province in Iran and see the colorful Aladaghlar Mountains. ''Ala'' in Azeri Turkish language means colorful and ''Dag'' means mountain. The Aladaglar rainbow mountains and hills are tucked into the northwest of Iran, 25 kilometers in the northeast of Tabriz between Ahar and Khajeh. Along the road of Ahar-Tabriz, the landscape begins to switch step by step. -Amin Rahmanipayvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1006.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDT5-Richter quake jolts western Iranhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1004.html
An earthquake measuring 5 on the Richter scale rocked Saleh Abad, Mehran, western Iran. According to the Seismological Center of the Geophysics Institute of Tehran University, the earthquake occurred at 12:46 hours local time (09:11 GMT) and at the depth of 11 km underground.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1004.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTIranian Scientist Arrives Home After Being Released From U.S. Custodyhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1005.html
An Iranian scientist who had been detained in the United States has landed in his homeland amid denials from both countries that his release is part of a prisoner swap. Sirous Asgari, a materials science professor at Tehran's Sharif University of Technology, arrived in Iran on June 3, the semiofficial ISNA news agency reported.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1005.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTRegional initiative for locust infestationhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1003.html
A trilateral plan among Iran, Pakistan and India is being formulated to address locust swarm infestations that devour crops and threaten the livelihood and sustenance in the region, already struggling with coronavirus pandemic. The desert locust is considered the most destructive migratory pest in the world and a single swarm covering one square kilometer can contain up to 80 million locusts. The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) said on Friday there was an increased risk along both sides of India-Pakistan border.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1003.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTWomen's Boxing Banned In Iran's Khuzestan Provincehttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1002.html
Khuzestan has become Iran's first province to officially ban women's boxing. ";Any activity in women's boxing is prohibited in the province,"; the head of Khuzestan's boxing board, Hamid Zanganehmanesh, said on May 31, according to the semiofficial ISNA news agency. Referring to a recent letter from the president of the Iranian boxing federation, Zanganehmanesh said all women's boxing activities were prohibited in Khuzestan, including coaching, training, and theory classes.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1002.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTVenezuelan President Says He Will Visit Iran To Sign Energy Agreementshttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1001.html
Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro says he will visit Iran shortly to sign cooperation agreements in energy and other sectors after Iran sent five fuel tankers to the South American country. ";I am obliged to go to personally thank the people,"; Maduro said on June 1 in an address broadcast on state television. He did not provide a date for his visit to the Islamic Republic. -RFE/RLpayvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1001.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTWildfire rage in southwest Iranhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1000.html
Wildfire broke out on Thursday evening in several protected areas in the provinces of Khuzestan, Bushehr, Lorestan, Kohgiluyeh, and Boyer-Ahmad, including Khaeez protected area. The stretch, measuring 28,000 hectares, is one of the main habitats for wild goats. Being impassable has made any fire-fighting operation almost impossible and only helicopters could reach the area.payvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/jun/1000.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDTFace mask paintings depict Shahnameh character fighting coronavirus monsterhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/may/1037.html
Ferdowsi's masterpiece Shahnameh and its seven adventures have been the source of inspiration for Iranian graphic designer Yazdan Saadi's new collection of paintings on face masks, which depict the mythical Iranian hero Rustam fighting coronavirus monsters. ";I have actually been inspired by the Shahnameh. The reason is that book is one of the oldest and biggest sources of epic Persian stories in the world, and for Iranians it is the best source filled with stories and wisdom for living,"; Saadi told the Tehran Times in an interview on Tuesday. -Manijeh Rezapoorpayvand.comhttp://www.payvand.com/news/20/may/1037.htmlFri, 5 Jun 2020 08:40:08 PDT